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End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics, a Philippines-based not-for-profit, marks an historic milestone in...

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners...

Nearly 40m children dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat – WHO, CDC

Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed...

More children suffering from heat waves – UNICEF

According to a UNICEF report, millions of children are already suffering from heat extremes due to global warming, and  there will soon be many...

Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid – UN

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent...

Thunberg becomes Swedish children’s charity ambassador

Greta Thunberg is to become an ambassador for a Swedish charity foundation that grants wishes to children with serious illnesses. The 19-year-old Swedish climate activist...

Somalia: Catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying – UN

UN agencies on Tuesday, Deptember 13, 2022, warned that catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying,...

NCF exposes 75 children to conservation at 2022 Summer Camp

In an apparent bid to catch them young and make them future conservation champions, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) three years ago set up...

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ARFSD-12: Delegates build united front to address barriers to sustainable development

Key groups and other stakeholders who gathered at the 12th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12) have agreed...
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Nigeria launches geospatial database project to boost credible population, housing census

Nigeria has launched a geospatial database to strengthen preparations for the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census, aimed at...

56 nations launch First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia,...

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ARFSD-12: Delegates build united front to address barriers to sustainable development

Key groups and other stakeholders who gathered at the...

Nigeria launches geospatial database project to boost credible population, housing census

Nigeria has launched a geospatial database to strengthen preparations...